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Recent Examples of squeamish
Set in the Italian opera world of the 1700s, Rice’s novel tells the not-for-the-squeamish story of two male soprano singers who were castrated as boys in order to maintain their high voices.
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David Browne, Rolling Stone, 12 Nov. 2025
For example, Underworld reckoned with reality through the occult, while his newest tape, Zombie Love Kensington Paradise, felt more like a squeamish effort in turning the circumstances of Kensington into content for the Skrilla brand.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 23 Oct. 2025
For non-squeamish types, the Surgeons’ Hall Museums are downright fascinating, and Edinburgh’s several cemeteries make for moody afternoon strolls.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2025
Like Lawrence, Sam Darnold isn’t squeamish about passing into tight windows or risking an INT blemish.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
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David Browne, Rolling Stone, 12 Nov. 2025
For example, Underworld reckoned with reality through the occult, while his newest tape, Zombie Love Kensington Paradise, felt more like a squeamish effort in turning the circumstances of Kensington into content for the Skrilla brand.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 23 Oct. 2025
For non-squeamish types, the Surgeons’ Hall Museums are downright fascinating, and Edinburgh’s several cemeteries make for moody afternoon strolls.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2025
Like Lawrence, Sam Darnold isn’t squeamish about passing into tight windows or risking an INT blemish.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for squeamish
Adjective
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The indictment says one customer paid $10,000 in vet bills after buying sick German Shepherds.—
J.D. Miles,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
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The move comes as air travelers are experiencing longer security lines and a growing number of TSA agents are quitting or calling in sick.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
23 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Acting in a movie involves a lot of waiting around, too—as the crew repositions cameras and adjusts the lighting, among other things—and those lulls provided me with plenty of time to feel queasy with anxiety.—
Naomi Fry,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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Time signatures are thrown to the wind; an itchy fussiness skitters beneath the queasy piano lines.—
Emma Madden,
Pitchfork,
3 Mar. 2026
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“Squeamish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squeamish. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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